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LYDIA MAMSIE TSOSANE  BORN IN SOUTH AFRICA, FROM A FAMILY OF SINGERS, BOTH MOTHER AND FATHER WERE SINGERS. AS A LITTLE GIRL SHE STARTED SINGING ALONG TO RECORDS HER FATHER USED TO PLAY, DONNY HATHAWAY WAS ONE OF THEM AND UNKNOWINGLY SHE WAS PREPARING HERSELF FOR A FUTURE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS. AS MOST SINGERS, SHE ALSO STARTED IN CHURCH,THEN IT WAS SCHOOL CHOIRS UNTIL SHE REALIZED SHE COULD SING. HER MUSIC CAREER STARTED WHEN SHE TEAMED UP WITH A TOWNSHIP BAND FROM SOWETO AND THE PAINT BRUSH STARTED PAINTING BEAUTIFUL COLORS IN HER LIFE, FROM JAZZ CLUBS TO NATIONAL…

Engr. Ibrahim Samak A solar Energy genius: African Heritage Man of the Year 2008 Mr. Ibrahim Samak was guest to the personality high profile report in the 17th edition (2006) of the African Heritage magazine. His achievements in the energy sector and philanthropic engagements are remarkable, making him one of the most successful Africans of our time. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Stuttgart based advanced technology firm, Engcotec. An Egyptian trained engineer with more than 35 years of experience in engineering, Mr. Samak has distinguished himself in the Solar energy sector where some of his pioneering work have…

Indian Hyderabad traffic Police Goes Hi-teck with Casstel Technology On several occasions, traffic cops have found themselves on the other side of the law, by faking the challan book.But Since the Jun. 2011 lunch of the Casstel ASVR system called E-Challan in the Hyderabad India that is just no more possible in the twin cities, as the Hubli-Dharwad police commissionerate has now gone hi-tech with Casstel technology. For the first time in the country, e-challan machines have been introduced to do away with all kinds of manipulations and to bring in transparency in penalizing traffic violators. Several Unites of…

Several commentators have been bold enough to comment in public that the government is making a huge mistake in handing over new contracts in the oil and gas sector to untried companies. While there is a valid argument for maintaining strong relations with the established companies operating in the country, it should be a strategic imperative of any government to give priority to indigenous companies by opening up the Nigerian oil industry to more Nigerian businesses. Oil & Gas is currently the mainstay of the nation’s economy and is also a key to unlocking the other great area of untapped…

Chief Francis Obidike Appointed Imo State Government Diaspora Co-coordinator for Germany The African Union already recognized the contributions of the Diaspora and has also long recognized it as part of the continent. As far back as 2007, according to the World Bank, Bank of Ghana indicated that Ghanaians living abroad contributed up to US$2 billion to the economy of Ghana through remittances which have stimulated new enterprises and economic development. The story is the same across the continent. Most African governments have even gone ahead to create the Ministry of Diaspora. World Bank Reports state that  Ghanaian government for…

  Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933 – 2011) Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu died on 26th November 2011 in a London hospital after recovering from a devastating stroke. He was the former leader of the secessionist Biafra Republic. He joined Nigerian politics after returning from exile and became the leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). A graduate of Lincoln College and Oxford University where he bagged a Masters degree in Modern History. He made history as the first graduate of the Nigerian Army, and made a greater history when he led the Biafra Nation for a three year old war.…